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'''Leo I of the Byzantine Empire''' ([[401]] - [[474]], reigned [[457]] - [[474]]), sometimes known as '''Leo the Thracian''', was the last of a series of emperors placed on the throne by [[Aspar]], the Alan serving as commander-in-chief of the army. His coronation as emperor on [[February 7]], 457, was the first known to involve the [[Patriarch of Constantinople]]. Leo I made an alliance with the [[Isauria]]ns and was thus able to eliminate Aspar. The price of the alliance was the marriage of Leo's daughter to Tarasicodissa, leader of the Isaurians who, as [[Zeno]], became emperor in [[474]].

During Leo's reign, the [[Balkan peninsula|Balkans]] were ravaged time and again by the West Goths and the Huns. However, these attackers were unable to take Constantinople thanks to the walls which had been rebuilt and reinforced in the reign of [[Theodosius II]] and against which they possessed no suitable technology. His reign was also noteworthy for his influence in the Western Roman Empire, marked by his appointment of [[Anthemius]] as [[Western Roman Emperor]] in [[467]]. He attempted to build on this political achievement with an expedition against the Vandals in [[468]], which was defeated due to the treachery and incompetence of Leo's brother-in-law [[Basiliscus]]. This disaster drained the Empire of men and money.

Whilst Leo's empire was well known for its military technology, it also managed important advances in other fields, most notably a primitive form of paperclip for binding official documents.

Leo died of dysentery at the age of 73 on [[January 18]], 474.

{{Byzantine Emperor | Prev=[[Marcian]] | CoEmperor= | Next=[[Leo II (emperor)|Leo II]]}}

[[Category:401 births]]
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[[Category:House of Leo]]

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 '''Leo I of the Byzantine Empire''' ([[401]] - [[474]], reigned [[457]] - [[474]]), sometimes known as '''Leo the Thracian''', was the last of a series of emperors placed on the throne by [[Aspar]], the Alan serving as commander-in-chief of the army. His coronation as emperor on [[February 7]], 457, was the first known to involve the [[Patriarch of Constantinople]].  Leo I made an alliance with the [[Isauria]]ns and was thus able to eliminate Aspar. The price of the alliance was the marriage of Leo's daughter to Tarasicodissa, leader of the Isaurians who, as [[Zeno]], became emperor in [[474]].
-During Leo's reign, the [[Balkan peninsula|Balkans]] were ravaged time and again by the West Goths and the Huns. However, these attackers were unable to take Constantinople thanks to the walls which had been rebuilt and reinforced in the reign of [[Theodosius II]] and against which they possessed no suitable technology. His reign was also noteworthy for his influence in the Western Roman Empire, marked by his appointment of [[Anthemius]] as [[Western Roman Emperor]] in [[467]]. He attempted to build on this political achievement with an  expedition against the Vandals in [[468]], which was defeated due to the treachery and incompetence of Leo's brother-in-law [[Basiliscus]]. This disaster drained the Empire of men and money.
+During Leo's reign, the [[Balkan peninsula|Balkans]] were ravaged time and again by the West Goths and the Huns. However, these attackers were unable to take Constantinople thanks to the walls which had been rebuilt and reinforced in the reign of [[Theodosius II]] and against which they possessed no suitable technology. His reign was also noteworthy for his influence in the Western Roman Empire, marked by his appointment of Anthemius as Western Roman Emperor in [[467]]. He attempted to build on this political achievement with an  expedition against the Vandals in [[468]], which was defeated due to the treachery and incompetence of Leo's brother-in-law [[Basiliscus]]. This disaster drained the Empire of men and money.
 Whilst Leo's empire was well known for its military technology, it also managed important advances in other fields, most notably a primitive form of paperclip for binding official documents.